May 1, 2011

the chair that almost got away

We were cleaning out our garage over Spring Break when we came across a lonesome unwanted chair that we had stashed away out of sight.

I told Nick it was time to send it off to Goodwill so that it could find a nice loving home where it would be appreciated. So we tossed it aside into the unwanted pile. As we continued our cleaning, organizing and purging, my eyes kept wandering back to the poor little lonely chair. We had rescued her from my parent's store when it was going out of business. How could I abandon her? Could I really let her go that easily? This was her home, and she was one of my only tangible memories from the store (along with a few other things...ok, a lot of other things that I can't bring myself to get rid of.)

Oh the guilt!

(This is why things that I promise Nick I will take to Goodwill sit in my trunk for months on end. Precious Moments Chip and Dip Platters! How could I bare to get rid of them?)

So, as I looked upon the little chair and pondered all these things in my heart, a thought entered my mind. It dawned on me that maybe, just maybe those little cushions on the chair could pop off. And that maybe, just maybe I could recover them. So, I took the closest screwdriver and went to work popping those cushions off (much to Nick's dismay...he was worried about his screwdriver and my ability to use it.) But, I am my father's daughter, and I have quite a bit of handy dandiness to me, and those cushions popped right off. Sure enough. This would be an easy job.

I can even use a staple gun.

And so it was. Our little chair got a makeover, and we found love in our hearts once again for her. She will not be stashed away in the garage anymore, but rather, will be proudly displayed in our office as my desk chair.

I love this. In fact I love it so much I ran back to Goodwill and bought the chair I'd seen the day before and did my own version. I've posted it on Pinterest. I don't have a blog yet, but I hope it will work to copy the link here: http://pinterest.com/pin/236884194/ Thanks fot yhe inspiration!

Teehee, I get way to attached to things as well.Nicely done on the office chair.I soooo need to do this to mine in my craft room....it has no material on the seat so I am using on of my daughters saranges, lol.

Amazing that a little facelift makes all the difference! I have been on the lookout for the "perfect" fabric to recover my desk chair (which is a dining room chair from the furniture store whose mates disappeared, and no one - but me, apparently - wants just one dining room chair). But I do adore that fabric you used, it really gave it life! :)

It worries me that the first paragraph of this post indicates symptoms of a compulsive hoarder x.X (personifying objects, thereby rationalizing your guilt and denial to get rid of them) NEVERTHELESS, awesome idea. I'm totally trying it B) nice job, by the way! beautiful fabric!

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Hi! I'm Mindy. Thanks for stopping by my blog. Here you will find my sporadic musings about life, adoption, homeschooling, Jesus, and whatever other randomness I'm thinking about, along with an occasional post or two from my husband, Nick. Our kiddos, Silas and Junia, were both adopted domestically at birth, and they have made our life unfathomably good. We are loving life as a family of four and are happy to have you along for the ride!